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May 12, 2020 · Catherine the Great was the longest-serving female ruler in Russian history. But before this Prussian-born princess could reign, she had to overcome a loveless marriage to an unstable heir...
Nov 19, 2021 · Catherine the Great's Husband Peter III Ruled Over Russia—Until He Didn't. Nicholas Hoult plays Peter in the new Hulu show The Great —but what was the Tsar really like? By Chloe...
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Peter III Fyodorovich (Russian: Пётр III Фёдорович, romanized: Pyotr III Fyodorovich; 21 February [O.S. 10 February] 1728 – 17 July [O.S. 6 July] 1762) was Emperor of Russia from 5 January 1762 until 9 July of the same year, when he was overthrown by his wife, Catherine II (the Great).
Catherine II (born Princess Sophie Augusta Frederica von Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 1729 – 17 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter III.
May 17, 2020 · Peter III ascended as the Tsar of Russia in January of 1762–but by then, Catherine had already learned a lot about leadership on her own time, and she was not impressed by her husband's ...
May 15, 2020 · Catherine deposed her husband, Peter III, just six months after he took the throne. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. While Peter was “boorish [and] totally immature,” says historian Janet...
